Today's Objective: Students will compose oral, written, and visual presentations that inform, persuade, and express personal ideas.
Today's SAT Word: Suspense (n): A state of heightened anxiety.
"The suspense was building throughout the entire movie, and then the killer popped out from behind a closet!"
Today's Soundtrack: "Beach Chair" (Radio Edit)
We have chosen this song today because it sings of a narrator who looks at life as if he were watching it roll past him while he lounged on the beach. In today's story, Jerry refuses to join his mother on the "boring" beach for much the same reason!
Today's Warm-Up Question: Write about a time in your life when YOU experienced suspense!
Today's In-Class Reading Assignment: Finish reading "Through the Tunnel."
Today's Lesson Notes: (none)
Tonight's Homework: Write a paragraph about any part of the story where you believe the action was particularly suspenseful!
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